The organization holds and solicits funds for the Arena Volunteer Fire Dept. and EMS(Emergency Medical Services).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$308K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$299K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$423K
FY2025$399K
Expenses
$308K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$489K
Net assets
$64K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$32K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $280K Management & general 9% · $28K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,700Pt VII · Sec A
$21,000Pt VII · Sec A
$12,010Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Board Sec./Treas
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Board Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lucas Faber’s $48K as EMT is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lucas Faber$48,081$30,095$21,000———
Tyler Tisdale—$20,751$30,700$34,819$27,645$10,170
Denise Hintz$33,553$33,529$12,010———
Tim Betz$32,645—————
Stephanie Benisch———$28,981$13,381—
Kyle Francis—————$7,310
Isaac Gerber—————$6,887
Karen Wilkinson$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises and collects money to support the local volunteer fire and emergency medical services.

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1 program · $280K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The Arena Volunteer Fire Dept. provides fire prevention/safety/response and action to emergency scenes. The EMS provides ambulance service to the Village and Township areas as well as mutual aid to neighboring communities.

$280Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$308K
Ln 25
Programscol B$280K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Government grantsLn 1e$185K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$72K$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$72K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$64K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K$421
Office expensesLn 13$11K$0$11K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$102K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K$280K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $399K$489K−$90K$32K 990 PDF
FY2024 $423K$365K$59K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $299K$308K−$9K$64K 990 PDF
FY2022 $283K$275K$9K$72K 990 PDF
FY2021 $276K$277K−$760$64K 990 PDF
FY2020 $208K$216K−$8K$65K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $298,685 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,390$184,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,254$110,375
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $700$3,324
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $283,344$298,685
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,758$131,262
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,044$176,296
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $274,802$307,558
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,542−$8,873
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $298,685 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$184,986
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$184,986
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,375 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110,375
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,324 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,324
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $113,699 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$298,685
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,558 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,710 · Management $5,500$69,210
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,690$30,690
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,340$10,340
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,601 · Management $421$21,022
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $11,115$11,115
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,939 · Management $10,938$21,877
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,861$20,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,367 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$102,367
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,076$20,076
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $279,584 · Management $27,974 · Fundraising $0$307,558
Part X · Balance sheet $63,580 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,453$63,580
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $72,453$63,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,453$63,580
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $72,453$63,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,580 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,685
XI-2 Total expenses$307,558
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,453
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,580

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